  Opposition rally kicks off in Yerevan despite 40C heat  August 2, 2011 - 20:07 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) started at Yerevan’s Liberty Square despite 40C heat. The rally brought together several hundred people, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the ground. The Square was watered beforehand to make the heat tolerable. Previous ANC rally took place on June 30, hosting 4000 demonstrators. The rally was opened by the amnestied oppositionist, Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan.   16 31.05.11 - ANC Protest Rally with participation of recently amnestied oppositionists Nikol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaelyan takes place at Liberty Square of Yerevan                    Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
